Yves Rossy

He flew too close to the sun. French extreme sports athlete Vince Reffet has died after a jet suit training incident in the desert near Dubai. The 36-year-old was the second person on the planet to fly Yves Rossi’s Jetman flight suit.

In a stunning new video, jet wing pilot Yves Rossy has proved he doesn't need to drop out of a plane or helicopter to fly any more. He can now levitate off the ground using a new autonomous VTOL system that looks like an almost relaxing way to fly.

Jetman Yves Rossy takes us on a unique air tour of Rio de Janeiro.

Jetman's death-defying aerial antics took another turn recently, when he teamed up with a pair of jets for some formation work.

Swiss 'Jetman' Yves Rossy has successfully performed two aerial loops, using his unique strap-on jet-powered wing.

Jetman Yves Rossy has realized his first flight in formation by flying alongside two Boeing Stearman wingwalker biplanes for more than six minutes separated by distances of only a few meters.

Fusionman Yves Rossy completed his solo flight across the English Channel using his home-made jet-powered wing on Thursday at 1:19 BST.

September 22, 2008 Later this week FusionMan Yves Rossy will attempt the first solo jet-proelled flight across the English channel . Using a new single jet wing he unveiled in May, and which has already been tested over the distance (Rossy flew 35 kilometres in ten minutes during the test – an ave